Addressing-machine.



J. HpmRD. ADnHEsslNG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 191'6,

Pa'nmd oet. 2,1917.

' l Hati-.115515551 Jniiins HAROLD roma,y or nALTIMoREpMAnYnAnDn AnnnnssINGr-MAeninn.1

Spe'ccationof Letters Patent.

Patented omai-191i?.

applicati@ filed December 2, 1.916. y ser'il n. 1'241551:

Toy alZZ 107mm, t may concern; Be it known that I, JAMES HAROLD'FORD,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at i-i of rig. 1.

Baltimore, inthe countyof Baltimore City vand State of Maryland, have inventedlnew and useful Improvements in riddressing-l Machines, of which the following .is a specification'.

This invention relates to improvements in` machines for printing addresses on packages rtnd the like, and hasp'articular application o a portable addressing machine. Y n.

In carrying lout the present invention, it is my purposeto provide a portable-addressing machine, which may be handled conveniently', and whereby names and 'addresses may bye printed on packages and the like. l l

Itis also my purpose to provide machine of the class described, which will be selfinking, thereby insuring a proper inking of the type, and the proper operation of the machine.

Vith the above and other objects in view,l

the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of Vparts hereinafterset forth and falling Within the Y scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a top plan View of an addressing machine constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on the line Referring now to the drawing in detail, 1 designates a base constructed of any suitable material and of any desired weight, and havingv the upper side equipped with a handle 2. Slidably mounted within a transi verse bore formed in the base 1 adjacent to the bottom edge thereof is a rod 3 arranged centrally of the ends of the base 1, and secured to one end of the rod 3 is a horizontal guide rail 4, While upstanding from the rod 3 adjacent to the respective ends thereof are stop pins 3 adapted to engage the front and rear edges of the base to limit the sliding movement of the rod. The rod 3 is adapted to be held in either one of two positions, and the upper edge thereof is formed with notches 3a spaced apart and adapted to move into and out of alinement with a vertical bore 3b formed in the base 1 and opening onto the bottom `of the base.

Maumee within the' Y Bere- -eb a Y spring dinally `of vthestripI anda seriesof open- -7 "lying parallel withtlie openirigjs'j?.

Slidably mounted within each opening is a plunger rod '8,' having the-l"o`wr 'end `a series of openings7 spaced vapart l,o'I'rg'itu'-Vl equipped with a block 9, and the upper end Iwith a 'key 10,"hav-iiig'5th-fletter scribed thereon Correspondinfgfitothetype.

One side of the strip '6 ise'duipped Vwithxan outwardly projecting .hand-le 11;.;v while secta-samenle other @mais a; generan-12,

that lies parallel with the guide rail 4, and

is" connected thereto by means of interconnected rollers 13, that serve to permit the carriage to be shifted longitudinally of the base. Surrounding each plunger rod 8 is a coiled expansion spring 14 that acts to hold the type blocks normally elevated. Mounted Within a recess in the base 1 below the plane of the type is an inking roller 15, capable of movement out ofV such recess to engage the type blocks as the carriage is shifted from one position to another relatively to the base. Thus the type is inked. j

The type blocks mounted upon the plungers in the openings 7. carry the figures, while the type blocks on the plungers in the openings 7 carry the letters. V

In practice, the base l is placed upon the package or other article to be printed upon, and the carriage shifted from one position to another to bring the type blocks into the proper position for printing, and as each type block is brought into position, it is pressed downwardly againstl the action of the spring 14. Upon vthe releasing of the key, the spring restores the type block-to normal position so that the carriage may be shifted to bring the next desired type block into position. When it-is desired to print letters and figures in the same line, the carriage may be pulled away from the base 1 to bring the type carrying blocks into printing position, and in this movement of the carriage the rod 3 moves transversely of the base 1 and the dog 3 engages in thecorresponding notch 3a to hold the carriage in such position.

While I have herein shown and described that I do not limit or confine myself to the precise details of construction herein described and delineated as modification and variation may be made Within the scope of the claims and Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

l. A machine of theclass described, cornprising a base, a guide rail secured to one side of the base and offset therefrom, a carriage, a guide rail secured to said carriage (in a lineparallel With the irst named guide rail, interconnecting rollers connecting said guide rails, whereby said carriage may be 'shifted' longitudinally of the said base, and vtype blocks carried by said carriage and movable to printing and non-printing positions.

2. A vmachine of the class described, comprising a base, a guide rail secured to one side of the base and offset therefrom, a carriage, a guide rail secured to said carriage in a line parallel with the first named guide rail, interconnecting rollers connecting said guide rails, whereby said carriage may be shifted longitudinally of the said base, type blocks carried by said carriage and movable to printing and non-printing positions, plungers carrying said type blocks respectively, and keys upon the upper ends of the Y said plungers bearing characters correspondrail, interconnecting rollers connecting said` guide rails, whereby said carriage may be shifted longitudinally of the said base, type blocks carried by said carriage and movable to printing and non-printing positions, plungers carrying said type blocks, respectively, keys upon the upper ends of the said plungers bearing characters corresponding to the type blocks, and a spring surrounding said plungers for holding the type blocks normally in non-printing position.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

JAMES HAROLD FORD.

Copiesof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing' the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

